painting brake calipers

[CSVTkid]

I was thinking of painting my brake calipers red this weekend. what do u guys think? anyone have pics of red brake calipers on a silverfrost csvt?

[rocketmanrw]

not great oics but you get the idea. hope it helps .

[SVTJON87]

you will love it. very nice cheap mod, and they dont rust!!

[CSVTkid]

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thanks seeing the red brakes on a silver frost makes me want to paint them now.........and also looking at that pic i also need to get the money for tinted windows

[CSVTkid]

you will love it. very nice cheap mod, and they dont rust!!

ha yep thats the reason im painting them...... rust.......... but how do i go about painting rusted brakes?

[rocketmanrw]

ive used brake kleen and a small wire brush.

[hanknum]

Here's mine:

[fordsvt98]

Prep em real good prior to spray cause the grit n oil will cause issues.

Wire brush attachment on a drill works swell to remove rust.

I used a high temp enamel on mine. Still need to do the rears.

[LauraSVT]

Substances like Brakekleen and Berryman's will take grease, etc. off in a hurry, but they can be brutal on rubber hoses and seals. I would stay away from them on assembled calipers. I hit the suckers with Simple Green Automotive and buzzed them with steel wool. When I rinsed, I paid special attention to ensure that no little metal strands were left over from the steel wool. In the hot sun, the brakes dried in a hurry, and were ready for paint. Since my beast is Tropic Green, I painted the calipers yellow and the brackets black. Everything was handpainted, and came out all the better for it. Yellow took 7 coats to cover, black took 3. Red should be quite a bit more user friendly than yellow.

[CSVTkid]

Substances like Brakekleen and Berryman's will take grease, etc. off in a hurry, but they can be brutal on rubber hoses and seals. I would stay away from them on assembled calipers. I hit the suckers with Simple Green Automotive and buzzed them with steel wool. When I rinsed, I paid special attention to ensure that no little metal strands were left over from the steel wool. In the hot sun, the brakes dried in a hurry, and were ready for paint. Since my beast is Tropic Green, I painted the calipers yellow and the brackets black. Everything was handpainted, and came out all the better for it. Yellow took 7 coats to cover, black took 3. Red should be quite a bit more user friendly than yellow.

that brings up another question, anyone have any ideas for other colors then red? I have a silverfrost with midnight blue interior and in the future i might consider get gloss black rims with the chrome outline.